I’m not sure there’s a better venue for big rivalry basketball games than the Carson High Gym. The atmosphere is always amazing when the stands are full, the student sections are cheering and having goes at each other, it’s a great place to be! If you are a pure basketball fan, last night’s boys varsity game left a lot to be desired (combined 33% shooting for both teams massive turnovers… not a night for the stats…) but the overall atmosphere and the excitement was still worth the price of admission. Carson pulled out the victory with a push in the second half that Douglas could not counter and Carson ran minutes off the clock passing the ball around to close out the game 37-29 (yes, that score is real…)
In the girls game the Douglas girls coasted to an easy victory 59-36.
All four teams will be going onto the playoffs, on Tuesday, Carson Boys will host North Valleys, Douglas Boys will travel to Spanish Springs. Wednesday the Douglas girls will host North Valleys and Carson will travel to Reno. First round playoff games are at 7:00 PM at the higher seed school. Region semifinals and championships will return to Carson High on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Here’s the link to the NIAA site for playoff info… NIAA Site
Here are some images from the night! You can ALWAYS count on a physical match up when these two teams hit the “playing field”… 🙂
We’ll likely see this same matchup come soccer season in the fall… 
It seems like yesterday that Michelle (Carson) was running up and down this court as a freshman, now she’s heading out the doors! Thanks for being such a good sport all the years Michelle! You are ALWAYS good for a fun facial expression! It’s been fun, I was telling your dad the other day, there aren’t very many multi-sport ladies left at Carson High. I wish you the best of luck!
Melissa was the spark in Carson’s game… just not enough to overcome Douglas…
I’ve been covering Connor for years… I make the same comments every year, it’s amazing to see them “grown up” and moving on… Connor’s always played with a lot of heart, tonight was no different! Best of luck to you Connor!
THIS is rivalry basketball… on the floor battling for the ball!
I was playing around with an angle viewfinder. It’s a periscope kinda idea, allows you to put the camera lower than it would normally be at your eye level and you look down through… Gotta love the packed house and hard play at a Carson Douglas game!
Kyle Steel shooting from outside, gotta love that packed house in the background!
Cameron Price made his mark on this game inside during the second half.